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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended  by adding 
5Section 3-699.17 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/3-699.17 new)
7    Sec. 3-699.17. Cold War license plates.
8    (a)     In addition to any other special license plate, the 
9Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and applications 
10made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may 
11issue Cold War license plates to residents of Illinois who 
12served in the United States Armed Forces between August 15, 
131945 and January 1, 1992. The special Cold War plates issued 
14under this Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles 
15of the first division, motorcycles, and motor vehicles of the 
16second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates 
17issued under this Section shall expire according to the 
18staggered multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1 
19of this Code.
20    (b)      The design, color, and format of the plates shall be 
21wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of State. The 
22Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to be 
23issued as vanity plates or personalized in accordance with 
 
 
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1Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required to 
2designate "Land of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b) of 
3Section 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary shall, in his or her 
4discretion, approve and prescribe stickers or decals as 
5provided under Section 3-412.