Public Act 101-0536
 
SB0944 EnrolledLRB101 06520 TAE 51547 b

    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 changing
Section 3-609 as follows:
 
    (625 ILCS 5/3-609)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-609)
    Sec. 3-609. Plates for veterans with disabilities.
    (a) Any veteran who holds proof of a service-connected
disability from the United States Department of Veterans
Affairs, and who has obtained certification from a licensed
physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice
registered nurse that the service-connected disability
qualifies the veteran for issuance of registration plates or
decals to a person with disabilities in accordance with Section
3-616, may, without the payment of any registration fee, make
application to the Secretary of State for license plates for
veterans with disabilities displaying the international symbol
of access, for the registration of one motor vehicle of the
first division, one motorcycle, or one motor vehicle of the
second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds.
    (b) Any veteran who holds proof of a service-connected
disability from the United States Department of Veterans
Affairs, and whose degree of disability has been declared to be
50% or more, but whose disability does not qualify the veteran
for a plate or decal for persons with disabilities under
Section 3-616, may, without the payment of any registration
fee, make application to the Secretary for a special
registration plate without the international symbol of access
for the registration of one motor vehicle of the first
division, one motorcycle, or one motor vehicle of the second
division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds.
    (c) Renewal of such registration must be accompanied with
documentation for eligibility of registration without fee
unless the applicant has a permanent qualifying disability, and
such registration plates may not be issued to any person not
eligible therefor. The Illinois Department of Veterans'
Affairs may assist in providing the documentation of
disability.
    (d) The design and color of the plates shall be within the
discretion of the Secretary, except that the plates issued
under subsection (b) of this Section shall not contain the
international symbol of access. The Secretary may, in his or
her discretion, allow the plates to be issued as vanity or
personalized plates in accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this
Code. Registration shall be for a multi-year period and may be
issued staggered registration.
    (e) Any person eligible to receive license plates under
this Section who has been approved for benefits under the
Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax
Relief Act, or who has claimed and received a grant under that
Act, shall pay a fee of $24 instead of the fee otherwise
provided in this Code for passenger cars displaying standard
multi-year registration plates issued under Section 3-414.1,
for motor vehicles registered at 8,000 pounds or less under
Section 3-815(a), or for recreational vehicles registered at
8,000 pounds or less under Section 3-815(b), for a second set
of plates under this Section.
(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15; 100-513, eff. 1-1-18.)