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92_SB1550

 
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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 3-609.1, 3-620, 3-621, 3-622, 3-624, 3-625,
 6    3-626, 3-628, 3-638, 3-642, 3-645, 3-647, 3-648 as  added  by
 7    Public  Act 92-79, and 3-648 as added by Public Act 92-467 as
 8    follows:

 9        (625 ILCS 5/3-609.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-609.1)
10        Sec. 3-609.1. Congressional Medal of Honor plates).   Any
11    resident  of  the  State of Illinois who has been awarded the
12    Congressional Medal of Honor may  make  application  for  the
13    registration  of  a  motor vehicle owned solely or in part by
14    such recipient, to the Secretary of State without the payment
15    of  any  registration  fee.   Registration  shall  be  for  a
16    multi-year period effective from issuance.  The Secretary  of
17    State  shall  furnish  at  his  office  at  no  cost  to such
18    Congressional Medal of Honor recipients, plates bearing up to
19    3 letters designating the recipient's  initials  followed  by
20    the  letters  C  M  H  signifying  the Congressional Medal of
21    Honor. The plate shall be suitable for attachment to a  motor
22    vehicle or motorcycle, registered under this Code.
23    (Source: P.A. 82-117.)

24        (625 ILCS 5/3-620) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-620)
25        Sec.   3-620.    The   Secretary,   upon  receipt  of  an
26    application made on the form prescribed by the  Secretary  of
27    State,  may  issue  special  registration  plates   to United
28    States citizens, who are present or  former  members  of  the
29    United States armed forces or any of its allies, and who were
30    prisoners  of  war  of  World War I, World War II, the Korean
 
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 1    Conflict, and the Vietnamese  conflict,  or  to  the  widowed
 2    spouse  of a former member of the United States armed forces,
 3    providing that widowed spouse was married to the POW  at  the
 4    time  of  death,  and  is  a  single  person  at  the time of
 5    application.  The special  plates  issued  pursuant  to  this
 6    Section  shall  be  affixed only to passenger vehicles of the
 7    first division or  motorcycles,   subject  to  the  staggered
 8    registration  system  and  vehicles  of  the  second division
 9    having a gross weight of 8,000 8000 pounds or less and  shall
10    be  issued  without  charge.   Only  one set of plates may be
11    issued at no fee.
12        The design and color of the prisoner of war plates  shall
13    be wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of State.
14    (Source: P.A. 84-1308.)

15        (625 ILCS 5/3-621) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-621)
16        Sec.   3-621.    The   Secretary,   upon  receipt  of  an
17    application, made in the form prescribed by the Secretary  of
18    State,  may  issue to members of the Illinois National Guard,
19    special  registration  plates.   The  special  plates  issued
20    pursuant to this Section shall be affixed only  to  passenger
21    vehicles  of  the  first  division,  motorcycles,   or  motor
22    vehicles  of the second division weighing not more than 8,000
23    pounds subject to the staggered registration system.
24        The design and color  of  such  plates  shall  be  wholly
25    within the discretion of the Secretary of State.
26    (Source: P.A. 84-986.)

27        (625 ILCS 5/3-622) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-622)
28        Sec.   3-622.    The   Secretary,   upon  receipt  of  an
29    application made in the form prescribed by the  Secretary  of
30    State, may issue to members of the United States Armed Forces
31    Reserves who reside in Illinois, special registration plates.
32    The  special  plates issued pursuant to this Section shall be
 
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 1    affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first  division  or
 2    motor  vehicles of the second division, motorcycles, weighing
 3    not  more  than  8,000  pounds  subject  to   the   staggered
 4    registration  system.   The  design  and color of such plates
 5    shall be wholly within the discretion  of  the  Secretary  of
 6    State.
 7    (Source: P.A. 84-986.)

 8        (625 ILCS 5/3-624) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-624)
 9        Sec.   3-624.    The   Secretary,   upon  receipt  of  an
10    application made in the form prescribed by the  Secretary  of
11    State,  may  issue  to  retired  members of the United States
12    Armed Forces who reside  in  Illinois,  special  registration
13    plates.   The  special plates issued pursuant to this Section
14    shall be affixed only to  passenger  vehicles  of  the  first
15    division,  motorcycles,  or  motor  vehicles  of  the  second
16    division  weighing  not more than 8,000 pounds and subject to
17    the staggered registration system.  The design and  color  of
18    such  plates  shall  be  wholly  within the discretion of the
19    Secretary of State.
20    (Source: P.A. 86-165.)

21        (625 ILCS 5/3-625) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-625)
22        Sec. 3-625.  Pearl Harbor Plates.   The  Secretary,  upon
23    receipt  of an application made in the form prescribed by the
24    Secretary of State, may issue special registration plates  to
25    any Illinois resident who, while a member of the armed forces
26    of  the  United  States,  participated in the battle of Pearl
27    Harbor on December 7, 1941, or to the widowed spouse  of  any
28    Illinois  resident who, while a member of the armed forces of
29    the United States, participated in the battle of Pearl Harbor
30    on December 7, 1941, provided that  the  widowed  spouse  was
31    married to the battle of Pearl Harbor participant at the time
32    of the participant's death and is a single person at the time
 
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 1    of  application.   The special plates issued pursuant to this
 2    Section should be affixed only to passenger vehicles  of  the
 3    1st  division,  motorcycles,  or  motor  vehicles  of the 2nd
 4    division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds.
 5        The design and color  of  such  plates  shall  be  wholly
 6    within the discretion of the Secretary of State.  Appropriate
 7    documentation,  as  determined  by  the  Secretary,  and  the
 8    standard registration fee shall accompany the application.
 9    (Source: P.A. 89-571, eff. 7-26-96; 89-620, eff. 1-1-97.)

10        (625 ILCS 5/3-626)
11        Sec. 3-626. Korean War 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 special registration  plates  designated  as
16    Korean  War  Veteran  license plates to residents of Illinois
17    who participated in the United States Armed Forces during the
18    Korean War.  The special  plate  issued  under  this  Section
19    shall  be  affixed  only  to  passenger vehicles of the first
20    division, motorcycles, motor vehicles of the second  division
21    weighing   not  more  than  8,000  pounds,  and  recreational
22    vehicles as defined by Section 1-169  of  this  Code.  Plates
23    issued  under  this  Section  shall  expire  according to the
24    staggered multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1
25    of this Code.
26        (b)  The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
27    wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of State.   The
28    Secretary  may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to
29    be issued as vanity plates or personalized in accordance with
30    Section 3-405.1 of this Code.  The plates are not required to
31    designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection  (b)
32    of Section 3-412 of this Code.  The Secretary shall prescribe
33    the  eligibility  requirements and, in his or her discretion,
 
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 1    shall approve and prescribe stickers or  decals  as  provided
 2    under Section 3-412.
 3        (c)  An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original
 4    issuance  in addition to the applicable registration fee.  Of
 5    this  additional  fee,  $13   shall  be  deposited  into  the
 6    Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund and $2 shall be
 7    deposited into the Korean  War  Memorial  Construction  Fund.
 8    For  each  registration renewal period, a $2 fee, in addition
 9    to the appropriate registration fee,  shall  be  charged  and
10    shall  be  deposited  into  the  Secretary  of  State Special
11    License Plate Fund.
12        (d)  The Korean War Memorial Construction Fund is created
13    as a special fund in the State treasury.  All moneys  in  the
14    Korean  War  Memorial  Construction  Fund  shall,  subject to
15    appropriation, be used by the Department of  Veteran  Affairs
16    to provide grants for construction of the Korean War Memorial
17    to be located at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois.
18    Upon  the  completion  of  the  Memorial,  the  Department of
19    Veteran Affairs shall certify to the State Treasurer that the
20    construction of the Memorial has been  completed.   Upon  the
21    certification by the Department of Veteran Affairs, the State
22    Treasurer  shall  transfer  all  moneys  in  the Fund and any
23    future deposits into the Fund into  the  Secretary  of  State
24    Special License Plate Fund.
25        (e)  An individual who has been issued Korean War Veteran
26    license plates for a vehicle and who has claimed and received
27    a  grant  under  the  Senior  Citizens  and  Disabled Persons
28    Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance  Act  shall
29    pay  the original issuance and the regular annual fee for the
30    registration of the vehicle as provided in Section 3-806.3 of
31    this Code in addition to the fees specified in subsection (c)
32    of this Section.
33    (Source: P.A. 91-679, eff. 1-26-00.)
 
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 1        (625 ILCS 5/3-628)
 2        Sec. 3-628.  Bronze Star plates.
 3        (a)  Beginning January 1, 1996, in addition to any  other
 4    special  license  plate,  the  Secretary, upon receipt of all
 5    applicable fees and applications made in the form  prescribed
 6    by  the  Secretary  of  State, may issue special registration
 7    plates to residents of Illinois who  have  been  awarded  the
 8    Bronze  Star  by  the United States Armed Forces. The special
 9    plate issued under this Section  shall  be  affixed  only  to
10    passenger  vehicles  of  the  first division, motorcycles, or
11    motor vehicles of the second division weighing not more  than
12    8,000  pounds.  Plates issued under this Section shall expire
13    according to the staggered multi-year  procedure  established
14    by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
15        (b)  The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
16    wholly  within the discretion of the Secretary of State.  The
17    Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates  to
18    be issued as vanity plates or personalized in accordance with
19    Section 3-405.1 of this Code.  The plates are not required to
20    designate  "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b)
21    of Section 3-412 of this Code.  The Secretary shall prescribe
22    the eligibility requirements and, in his or  her  discretion,
23    shall  approve  and  prescribe stickers or decals as provided
24    under Section 3-412.
25        (c)  An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original
26    issuance in addition to the appropriate registration fee.
27        This additional fee shall be deposited into the Secretary
28    of State Special License Plate Fund.  For  each  registration
29    renewal  period,  a  $2  fee,  in addition to the appropriate
30    registration fee, shall be charged  and  deposited  into  the
31    Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
32    (Source: P.A. 88-589, eff. 8-14-94; 89-282, eff. 8-10-95.)

33        (625 ILCS 5/3-638)
 
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 1        Sec. 3-638.  U.S. Veteran License Plates.
 2        (a)  In  addition to any other special license plate, the
 3    Secretary,  upon  receipt  of   all   applicable   fees   and
 4    applications  made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of
 5    State, may issue U.S. Veteran license plates to residents  of
 6    Illinois  who meet eligibility requirements prescribed by the
 7    Secretary of State.  The special U.S.  Veteran  plate  issued
 8    under  this  Section  shall  be  affixed  only  to  passenger
 9    vehicles  of  the  first  division,  motorcycles,  and  motor
10    vehicles  of the second division weighing not more than 8,000
11    pounds.  Plates  issued  under  this  Section  shall   expire
12    according  to  the staggered multi-year procedure established
13    by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
14        (b)  The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
15    wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of State.   The
16    Secretary  may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to
17    be issued as vanity plates or personalized in accordance with
18    Section 3-405.1 of this Code.  The plates are not required to
19    designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection  (b)
20    of Section 3-412 of this Code.  The Secretary shall prescribe
21    the  eligibility  requirements and, in his or her discretion,
22    shall approve and prescribe stickers or  decals  as  provided
23    under Section 3-412.
24        (c)  An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original
25    issuance  in  addition  to  the  applicable registration fee.
26    This additional fee shall be deposited into the Secretary  of
27    State  Special  License  Plate  Fund.   For each registration
28    renewal period, a $2 fee,  in  addition  to  the  appropriate
29    registration  fee,  shall  be  charged and shall be deposited
30    into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
31    (Source: P.A. 89-639, eff. 1-1-97; 90-14, eff. 7-1-97.)

32        (625 ILCS 5/3-642)
33        Sec. 3-642.  Silver Star plates.
 
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 1        (a)  The Secretary, upon receipt of all  applicable  fees
 2    and   applications   made  in  the  form  prescribed  by  the
 3    Secretary, may issue special registration plates to residents
 4    of Illinois who have been awarded  the  Silver  Star  by  the
 5    United  States  Armed  Forces. The special plate issued under
 6    this Section shall be affixed only to passenger  vehicles  of
 7    the  first  division,  motorcycles,  or motor vehicles of the
 8    second division weighing not more than 8,000  pounds.  Plates
 9    issued  under  this  Section  shall  expire  according to the
10    staggered multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1
11    of this Code.
12        (b)  The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
13    wholly within the discretion of the Secretary.  The Secretary
14    may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to be  issued
15    as  vanity  plates or personalized in accordance with Section
16    3-405.1 of  this  Code.   The  plates  are  not  required  to
17    designate  "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b)
18    of Section 3-412 of this Code.  The Secretary shall prescribe
19    the eligibility requirements and, in his or  her  discretion,
20    shall  approve  and  prescribe stickers or decals as provided
21    under Section 3-412.
22        (c)  An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original
23    issuance in addition to the appropriate registration fee.
24        This additional fee shall be deposited into the Secretary
25    of State Special License Plate Fund.  For  each  registration
26    renewal  period,  a  $2  fee,  in addition to the appropriate
27    registration fee, shall be charged  and  deposited  into  the
28    Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
29    (Source: P.A. 90-533, eff. 11-14-97; 90-655, eff. 7-30-98.)

30        (625 ILCS 5/3-645)
31        Sec. 3-645.  Vietnam Veteran License Plates.
32        (a)  In  addition to any other special license plate, the
33    Secretary,  upon  receipt  of   all   applicable   fees   and
 
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 1    applications  made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of
 2    State, may issue Vietnam Veteran license plates to  residents
 3    of  Illinois  who meet eligibility requirements prescribed by
 4    the Secretary of State.  The special  Vietnam  Veteran  plate
 5    issued  under this Section shall be affixed only to passenger
 6    vehicles  of  the  first  division,  motorcycles,  and  motor
 7    vehicles of the second division weighing not more than  8,000
 8    pounds.   Plates  issued  under  this  Section  shall  expire
 9    according to the staggered multi-year  procedure  established
10    by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
11        (b)  The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
12    wholly  within the discretion of the Secretary of State.  The
13    Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates  to
14    be issued as vanity plates or personalized in accordance with
15    Section 3-405.1 of this Code.  The plates are not required to
16    designate  "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b)
17    of Section 3-412 of this Code.  The Secretary shall prescribe
18    the eligibility requirements and, in his or  her  discretion,
19    shall  approve  and  prescribe stickers or decals as provided
20    under Section 3-412.
21        (c)  An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original
22    issuance in addition  to  the  applicable  registration  fee.
23    This  additional fee shall be deposited into the Secretary of
24    State Special  License  Plate  Fund.  For  each  registration
25    renewal  period,  a  $2  fee,  in addition to the appropriate
26    registration fee, shall be charged  and  shall  be  deposited
27    into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
28    (Source: P.A. 91-805, eff. 1-1-01.)

29        (625 ILCS 5/3-647)
30        Sec. 3-647.  World War II Veteran License Plates.
31        (a)  In  addition to any other special license plate, the
32    Secretary,  upon  receipt  of   all   applicable   fees   and
33    applications  made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of
 
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 1    State, may issue World  War  II  Veteran  license  plates  to
 2    residents  of  Illinois  who  meet  eligibility  requirements
 3    prescribed  by the Secretary of State.  The special World War
 4    II Veteran plate issued under this Section shall  be  affixed
 5    only   to   passenger   vehicles   of   the  first  division,
 6    motorcycles,  and  motor  vehicles  of  the  second  division
 7    weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates issued under this
 8    Section shall expire according to  the  staggered  multi-year
 9    procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
10        (b)  The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
11    wholly  within the discretion of the Secretary of State.  The
12    Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates  to
13    be issued as vanity plates or personalized in accordance with
14    Section 3-405.1 of this Code.  The plates are not required to
15    designate  "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b)
16    of Section 3-412 of this Code.  The Secretary shall prescribe
17    the eligibility requirements and, in his or  her  discretion,
18    shall  approve  and  prescribe stickers or decals as provided
19    under Section 3-412.
20        (c)  An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original
21    issuance in addition  to  the  applicable  registration  fee.
22    This  additional fee shall be deposited into the Secretary of
23    State Special  License  Plate  Fund.  For  each  registration
24    renewal  period,  a  $2  fee,  in addition to the appropriate
25    registration fee, shall be charged  and  shall  be  deposited
26    into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
27    (Source: P.A. 91-805, eff. 1-1-01.)

28        (625 ILCS 5/3-650)
29        Sec. 3-650. 3-648.  Army Combat Veteran license plates.
30        (a)  In  addition to any other special license plate, the
31    Secretary,  upon  receipt  of   all   applicable   fees   and
32    applications  made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of
33    State, may  issue  Army  Combat  Veteran  license  plates  to
 
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 1    residents  of  Illinois  who  meet  eligibility  requirements
 2    prescribed  by  the  Secretary  of  State.   The special Army
 3    Combat Veteran plate  issued  under  this  Section  shall  be
 4    affixed  only  to  passenger  vehicles of the first division,
 5    motorcycles,  and  motor  vehicles  of  the  second  division
 6    weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates issued under this
 7    Section shall expire according to  the  staggered  multi-year
 8    procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
 9        (b)  The  plates  shall  display the Army Combat Infantry
10    Badge.  In all other respects, the design, color, and  format
11    of the plates shall be within the discretion of the Secretary
12    of State.  The Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow
13    the  plates  to be issued as vanity plates or personalized in
14    accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this Code.  The plates are
15    not required to designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in
16    subsection (b) of Section 3-412 of this Code.  The  Secretary
17    shall  prescribe  the eligibility requirements and, in his or
18    her discretion,  shall  approve  and  prescribe  stickers  or
19    decals as provided under Section 3-412.
20        (c)  An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original
21    issuance  in  addition  to  the  applicable registration fee.
22    This additional fee shall be deposited into the Secretary  of
23    State  Special  License  Plate  Fund.  For  each registration
24    renewal period, a $2 fee,  in  addition  to  the  appropriate
25    registration  fee,  shall  be  charged and shall be deposited
26    into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
27    (Source: P.A. 92-79, eff. 1-1-02; revised 10-17-01.)

28        (625 ILCS 5/3-651)
29        Sec. 3-651. 3-648. U.S. Marine Corps license plates.
30        (a)  In addition to any other special license plate,  the
31    Secretary,   upon   receipt   of   all  applicable  fees  and
32    applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary  of
33    State,  may  issue  special registration plates designated as
 
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 1    U.S. Marine Corps license plates to residents of Illinois who
 2    meet eligibility requirements prescribed by the  Secretary of
 3    State.  The special plate issued under this Section shall  be
 4    affixed  only  to  passenger  vehicles of the first division,
 5    motorcycles, motor vehicles of the second  division  weighing
 6    not  more  than  8,000  pounds,  and recreational vehicles as
 7    defined by Section 1-169 of this Code.  Plates  issued  under
 8    this   Section   shall  expire  according  to  the  staggered
 9    multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1  of  this
10    Code.
11        (b)  The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
12    wholly  within  the  discretion  of  the  Secretary of State,
13    except that the U.S. Marine Corps emblem shall appear on  the
14    plates.   The  Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow
15    the plates to be issued as vanity or personalized  plates  in
16    accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this Code.  The plates are
17    not required to designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in
18    subsection  (b) of Section 3-412 of this Code.  The Secretary
19    shall prescribe the eligibility requirements and, in  his  or
20    her  discretion,  shall  approve  and  prescribe  stickers or
21    decals as provided under Section 3-412.
22        (c)  An applicant shall be charged a $20 fee for original
23    issuance in addition to the applicable registration fee.   Of
24    this  additional  fee,  $15   shall  be  deposited  into  the
25    Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund and $5 shall be
26    deposited  into  the Marine Corps Scholarship Fund.  For each
27    registration renewal period, a $20 fee, in  addition  to  the
28    appropriate  registration  fee,  shall  be  charged.  Of this
29    additional fee, $2 shall be deposited into the  Secretary  of
30    State  Special  License Plate Fund and $18 shall be deposited
31    into the Marine Corps Scholarship Fund.
32        (d)  The Marine Corps Scholarship Fund is  created  as  a
33    special  fund in the State treasury. All moneys in the Marine
34    Corps Scholarship Fund shall, subject to appropriation by the
 
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 1    General Assembly and approval by the Secretary,  be  used  by
 2    the  Marine  Corps Scholarship Foundation, Inc., a recognized
 3    charitable organization that meets the requirements of  Title
 4    26,  Section  501(c)(3) of the United States Code, to provide
 5    grants for scholarships for higher education. The scholarship
 6    recipients must be the children of current or former  members
 7    of  the  United  States  Marine  Corps who meet the academic,
 8    financial, and other requirements established by  the  Marine
 9    Corps  Scholarship  Foundation.  In  addition, the recipients
10    must be Illinois residents  and  must  attend  a  college  or
11    university located within the State of Illinois.
12        The  State  Treasurer  shall  require  the  Marine  Corps
13    Scholarship  Foundation  to  establish a separate account for
14    receipt of the proceeds of the Marine Corps Scholarship Fund.
15    That account shall be subject to audit either annually or  at
16    another  interval,  as  determined  by  the  State Treasurer.
17    Proceeds from the Marine  Corps  Scholarship  Fund  shall  be
18    transferred  on  a  quarterly  basis by the State Treasurer's
19    office to this separate account.
20    (Source: P.A. 92-467, eff. 1-1-02; revised 10-17-01.)

21        Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect  upon
22    becoming law.

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