Sen. George P. Shadid
Filed: 5/4/2004
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3835
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3835 by deleting | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause and inserting the | ||||||
4 | following:
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5 | "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by | ||||||
6 | changing Sections 3-609,
3-609.1, 3-620, 3-621, 3-622, 3-623, | ||||||
7 | 3-624, 3-625, 3-626, 3-628, 3-638, 3-642,
3-645, 3-647, 3-650, | ||||||
8 | 3-651, and 3-806.4 as follows:
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9 | (625 ILCS 5/3-609) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-609)
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10 | Sec. 3-609. Disabled Veterans' Plates. Any disabled | ||||||
11 | veteran who has
been or declared eligible for funds for the | ||||||
12 | purchase of a motor
vehicle of the first division or for a | ||||||
13 | motor vehicle of the second division
weighing not more than | ||||||
14 | 8,000 pounds by the United States Federal Government
because of | ||||||
15 | his disability, may make application for the registration of | ||||||
16 | one
such vehicle, to the Secretary of State without the payment | ||||||
17 | of any
registration fee. Registration shall be for a multi-year | ||||||
18 | period effective
in 1980 and may be issued staggered | ||||||
19 | registration.
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20 | Any disabled veteran of World War I, of World War II, of | ||||||
21 | the National
Emergency between June 25, 1950 and January 31, | ||||||
22 | 1955 or of the period
beginning February 1, 1955 and ending on | ||||||
23 | the day before the first day
thereafter in which individuals |
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1 | (other than individuals liable for
induction by reason of prior | ||||||
2 | deferment) are no longer liable for
induction for training and | ||||||
3 | service into the armed forces under the
Military Selective | ||||||
4 | Service Act of 1967, or of any armed conflict
involving the | ||||||
5 | armed forces of the United States, who has a
service-connected | ||||||
6 | disability of such a nature that it would, if it had
been | ||||||
7 | incurred in World War II, have entitled him to be awarded an
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8 | automobile by the United States Federal Government, or who is | ||||||
9 | receiving
compensation from the Veterans Administration for | ||||||
10 | total service-connected
disability, may make application to | ||||||
11 | the Secretary of State for the
registration of one motor | ||||||
12 | vehicle of the first division without
accompanying such | ||||||
13 | application with the payment of any fee.
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14 | Renewal of such registration must be accompanied with | ||||||
15 | documentation
for eligibility of registration without fee | ||||||
16 | unless the applicant has a
permanent qualifying disability, and | ||||||
17 | such registration plates may not be
issued to any person not | ||||||
18 | eligible therefor.
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19 | The Illinois Veterans Commission may assist in providing | ||||||
20 | the
documentation of disability.
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21 | Any license plate manufactured on or after January 1, 2005 | ||||||
22 | and issued under
this Section must:
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23 | (1) be manufactured in the United States; and
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24 | (2) if a suitable manufacturing facility is available | ||||||
25 | in this State, be
manufactured
in this State.
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26 | (Source: P.A. 86-444; 87-895.)
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27 | (625 ILCS 5/3-609.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-609.1)
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28 | Sec. 3-609.1. Congressional Medal of Honor plates. Any | ||||||
29 | resident of
the State of Illinois who has been awarded the | ||||||
30 | Congressional Medal of Honor
may make application for the | ||||||
31 | registration of a motor vehicle owned solely
or in part by such | ||||||
32 | recipient, to the Secretary of State without the payment
of any | ||||||
33 | registration fee. Registration shall be for a multi-year period
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1 | effective from issuance. The Secretary of State shall furnish | ||||||
2 | at his office
at no cost to such Congressional Medal of Honor | ||||||
3 | recipients, plates bearing
up to 3 letters designating the | ||||||
4 | recipient's initials followed by the letters
C M H signifying | ||||||
5 | the Congressional Medal of Honor. The plate shall be suitable
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6 | for attachment to a motor vehicle or motorcycle registered | ||||||
7 | under
this Code.
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8 | Any license plate manufactured on or after January 1, 2005 | ||||||
9 | and issued under
this Section must:
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10 | (1) be manufactured in the United States; and
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11 | (2) if a suitable manufacturing facility is available | ||||||
12 | in this State, be
manufactured
in this State.
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13 | (Source: P.A. 92-545, eff. 6-12-02.)
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14 | (625 ILCS 5/3-620) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-620)
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15 | Sec. 3-620. The Secretary, upon receipt of an application | ||||||
16 | made on the
form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may | ||||||
17 | issue special registration
plates to United States citizens, | ||||||
18 | who are present or former
members of the United States armed | ||||||
19 | forces or any of its allies, and
who were prisoners of war of | ||||||
20 | World War I, World War II, the
Korean Conflict, and the | ||||||
21 | Vietnamese conflict,
or to the widowed spouse of a former | ||||||
22 | member of the United States armed
forces, providing that | ||||||
23 | widowed spouse was married to the POW at the time
of death, and | ||||||
24 | is a single person at the time of application. The special
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25 | plates issued pursuant to this Section shall be affixed only to | ||||||
26 | passenger
vehicles of the first division subject to the
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27 | staggered registration
system, motorcycles, and vehicles of | ||||||
28 | the second division having a gross
weight of 8,000
pounds or | ||||||
29 | less and shall be issued
without charge. Only one set of plates | ||||||
30 | may be issued at no fee.
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31 | The design and color of the prisoner of war plates shall be | ||||||
32 | wholly within
the discretion of the Secretary of State.
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33 | Any license plate manufactured on or after January 1, 2005 |
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1 | and issued under
this Section must:
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2 | (1) be manufactured in the United States; and
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3 | (2) if a suitable manufacturing facility is available | ||||||
4 | in this State, be
manufactured
in this State.
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5 | (Source: P.A. 92-545, eff. 6-12-02.)
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6 | (625 ILCS 5/3-621) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-621)
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7 | Sec. 3-621. The Secretary, upon receipt of an application, | ||||||
8 | made in the
form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may | ||||||
9 | issue to
members of the Illinois
National Guard, and to | ||||||
10 | Illinois residents who are either former members of
the | ||||||
11 | Illinois National Guard or the surviving spouses of
Illinois | ||||||
12 | National Guard members, special registration plates. The | ||||||
13 | special
plates issued
pursuant to this Section shall be affixed | ||||||
14 | only to passenger vehicles of
the first division, motorcycles, | ||||||
15 | or motor vehicles of the second division
weighing not
more than | ||||||
16 | 8,000 pounds subject to the staggered registration system.
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17 | The design and color of such plates shall be wholly within | ||||||
18 | the discretion of
the Secretary of State.
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19 | Any license plate manufactured on or after January 1, 2005 | ||||||
20 | and issued under
this Section must:
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21 | (1) be manufactured in the United States; and
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22 | (2) if a suitable manufacturing facility is available | ||||||
23 | in this State, be
manufactured
in this State.
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24 | (Source: P.A. 92-545, eff. 6-12-02; 92-699, 1-1-03; revised | ||||||
25 | 8-23-02.)
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26 | (625 ILCS 5/3-622) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-622)
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27 | Sec. 3-622. The Secretary, upon receipt of an application | ||||||
28 | made in the
form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may | ||||||
29 | issue to
members of the
United States Armed Forces Reserves who | ||||||
30 | reside in Illinois, and to Illinois
residents who are either | ||||||
31 | former members of the United States Armed Forces
Reserves or | ||||||
32 | the surviving spouses of United States Armed Forces Reserve
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1 | members who resided in Illinois, special
registration plates. | ||||||
2 | The special plates issued pursuant to this Section
shall be | ||||||
3 | affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first division, | ||||||
4 | motorcycles,
or motor vehicles of the second division weighing | ||||||
5 | not more than 8,000 pounds
subject to the staggered | ||||||
6 | registration system. The design and color of such
plates
shall | ||||||
7 | be wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of State.
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8 | Any license plate manufactured on or after January 1, 2005 | ||||||
9 | and issued under
this Section must:
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10 | (1) be manufactured in the United States; and
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11 | (2) if a suitable manufacturing facility is available | ||||||
12 | in this State, be
manufactured
in this State.
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13 | (Source: P.A. 92-545, eff. 6-12-02; 92-699, eff. 1-1-03; | ||||||
14 | revised 8-23-02.)
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15 | (625 ILCS 5/3-623) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-623)
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16 | Sec. 3-623. Purple Heart Plates. The Secretary, upon | ||||||
17 | receipt of an
application made in the form prescribed by the | ||||||
18 | Secretary of State, may
issue to recipients awarded the Purple | ||||||
19 | Heart by a branch of the armed
forces of the United States who | ||||||
20 | reside in Illinois, special
registration plates. The special | ||||||
21 | plates issued pursuant to this Section
should be affixed only | ||||||
22 | to passenger vehicles of the 1st division, including
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23 | motorcycles, or motor
vehicles of the 2nd division weighing not | ||||||
24 | more than 8,000 pounds.
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25 | The design and color of such plates shall be wholly within | ||||||
26 | the discretion
of the Secretary of State. Appropriate | ||||||
27 | documentation, as determined by the
Secretary, and the | ||||||
28 | appropriate registration fee shall
accompany the application.
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29 | However, for an individual who has been issued Purple Heart | ||||||
30 | plates for a
vehicle and who has claimed and received a grant | ||||||
31 | under the Senior Citizens and
Disabled Persons Property Tax | ||||||
32 | Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act, the annual fee for
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33 | the registration of the vehicle shall be as provided in Section |
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1 | 3-806.3 of
this Code.
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2 | Any license plate manufactured on or after January 1, 2005 | ||||||
3 | and issued under
this Section must:
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4 | (1) be manufactured in the United States; and
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5 | (2) if a suitable manufacturing facility is available | ||||||
6 | in this State, be
manufactured
in this State.
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7 | (Source: P.A. 91-25, eff. 6-9-99; 92-82, eff. 1-1-02; 92-699, | ||||||
8 | eff. 1-1-03.)
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9 | (625 ILCS 5/3-624) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-624)
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10 | Sec. 3-624. The Secretary, upon receipt of an application | ||||||
11 | made in the
form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may | ||||||
12 | issue to retired members of
the United States Armed Forces who | ||||||
13 | reside in Illinois, special
registration plates. The special | ||||||
14 | plates issued pursuant to this Section
shall be affixed only to | ||||||
15 | passenger vehicles of the first
division, motorcycles, or
motor | ||||||
16 | vehicles of the second division weighing not more than 8,000 | ||||||
17 | pounds
and subject to the staggered registration system. The | ||||||
18 | design and color of
such plates shall be wholly within the | ||||||
19 | discretion of the Secretary of State.
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20 | Any license plate manufactured on or after January 1, 2005 | ||||||
21 | and issued under
this Section must:
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22 | (1) be manufactured in the United States; and
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23 | (2) if a suitable manufacturing facility is available | ||||||
24 | in this State, be
manufactured
in this State.
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25 | (Source: P.A. 92-545, eff. 6-12-02.)
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26 | (625 ILCS 5/3-625) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-625)
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27 | Sec. 3-625. Pearl Harbor Plates. The Secretary, upon | ||||||
28 | receipt of an
application made in the form prescribed by the | ||||||
29 | Secretary of State, may
issue special registration plates to | ||||||
30 | any Illinois resident who, while a
member of the armed forces | ||||||
31 | of the United States, participated in the battle
of Pearl | ||||||
32 | Harbor on December 7, 1941, or to the widowed spouse of any |
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1 | Illinois
resident who, while a member of the armed forces of | ||||||
2 | the United States,
participated in the battle of Pearl Harbor | ||||||
3 | on December 7, 1941, provided that
the widowed spouse was | ||||||
4 | married to the battle of Pearl Harbor participant at the
time | ||||||
5 | of the participant's death and is a single person at the time | ||||||
6 | of
application. The special plates issued pursuant to
this | ||||||
7 | Section should be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the 1st
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8 | division, motorcycles, or motor vehicles of the 2nd division | ||||||
9 | weighing not more
than
8,000 pounds.
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10 | The design and color of such plates shall be wholly within | ||||||
11 | the
discretion of the Secretary of State. Appropriate | ||||||
12 | documentation, as
determined by the Secretary, and the | ||||||
13 | appropriate registration
fee shall accompany the application.
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14 | Any license plate manufactured on or after January 1, 2005 | ||||||
15 | and issued under
this Section must:
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16 | (1) be manufactured in the United States; and
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17 | (2) if a suitable manufacturing facility is available | ||||||
18 | in this State, be
manufactured
in this State.
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19 | (Source: P.A. 92-545, eff. 6-12-02; 92-699, eff. 1-1-03; | ||||||
20 | revised 8-23-02.)
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21 | (625 ILCS 5/3-626)
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22 | Sec. 3-626. Korean War Veteran license plates.
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23 | (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the | ||||||
24 | Secretary, upon
receipt of all applicable fees and applications | ||||||
25 | made in the form prescribed by
the Secretary of State, may | ||||||
26 | issue special registration plates designated as
Korean War | ||||||
27 | Veteran license plates to
residents of Illinois who | ||||||
28 | participated in the United States Armed Forces during
the | ||||||
29 | Korean War. The special plate issued under this Section shall | ||||||
30 | be affixed
only to passenger vehicles of the first division, | ||||||
31 | motorcycles,
motor vehicles of the second
division weighing not | ||||||
32 | more than 8,000 pounds, and recreational vehicles as
defined by | ||||||
33 | Section 1-169 of this Code. Plates issued under this Section |
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1 | shall
expire according to the staggered multi-year procedure | ||||||
2 | established by Section
3-414.1 of this Code.
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3 | (b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be | ||||||
4 | wholly
within the discretion of the Secretary of State. The | ||||||
5 | Secretary may, in his or
her discretion, allow the plates to be | ||||||
6 | issued as vanity plates or personalized
in accordance with | ||||||
7 | Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required
to | ||||||
8 | designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b) of | ||||||
9 | Section
3-412 of this Code. The Secretary shall prescribe the | ||||||
10 | eligibility requirements
and, in his or her discretion, shall | ||||||
11 | approve and prescribe stickers or decals
as provided under | ||||||
12 | Section 3-412.
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13 | (c) An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original | ||||||
14 | issuance
in addition to the applicable registration fee. Of | ||||||
15 | this additional fee,
$13 shall be deposited into the Secretary | ||||||
16 | of State
Special License Plate Fund
and $2 shall be deposited | ||||||
17 | into the Korean War Memorial Construction Fund.
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18 | (d) The Korean War Memorial Construction Fund is created as | ||||||
19 | a special fund
in the State treasury. All moneys in the Korean | ||||||
20 | War Memorial Construction Fund
shall, subject to | ||||||
21 | appropriation, be used by the Department of Veteran Affairs
to | ||||||
22 | provide grants for construction of the Korean War Memorial to | ||||||
23 | be located at
Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois. Upon | ||||||
24 | the completion of the
Memorial, the Department of Veteran | ||||||
25 | Affairs shall certify to the State
Treasurer that the | ||||||
26 | construction of the Memorial has been completed. Upon the
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27 | certification by the Department of Veteran Affairs, the State | ||||||
28 | Treasurer shall
transfer all moneys in the Fund and any future | ||||||
29 | deposits into the Fund into the
Secretary of State Special | ||||||
30 | License Plate
Fund.
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31 | (e) An individual who has been issued Korean War Veteran | ||||||
32 | license plates
for a vehicle
and who has claimed and received a | ||||||
33 | grant under the Senior Citizens and Disabled
Persons Property | ||||||
34 | Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act shall pay
the |
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1 | original issuance and the regular annual fee for the | ||||||
2 | registration of the
vehicle as provided in Section 3-806.3 of | ||||||
3 | this Code in addition to the fees
specified in subsection (c) | ||||||
4 | of this Section.
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5 | (f) Any license plate manufactured on or after January 1, | ||||||
6 | 2005 and issued
under
this Section must:
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7 | (1) be manufactured in the United States; and
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8 | (2) if a suitable manufacturing facility is available | ||||||
9 | in this State, be
manufactured
in this State.
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10 | (Source: P.A. 92-545, eff. 6-12-02; 93-140, eff. 1-1-04.)
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11 | (625 ILCS 5/3-628)
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12 | Sec. 3-628. Bronze Star plates.
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13 | (a) Beginning January 1, 1996, in addition to any other | ||||||
14 | special license
plate, the Secretary, upon receipt of all | ||||||
15 | applicable fees and applications made
in the form prescribed by | ||||||
16 | the Secretary of State, may issue special
registration plates | ||||||
17 | to residents of Illinois who have been awarded the Bronze
Star | ||||||
18 | by the United States Armed Forces. The special plate issued | ||||||
19 | under this
Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles | ||||||
20 | of the first
division, motorcycles, or
motor vehicles of the | ||||||
21 | second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds.
Plates | ||||||
22 | issued under this Section shall expire according to the | ||||||
23 | staggered
multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1 | ||||||
24 | of this Code.
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25 | (b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be | ||||||
26 | wholly
within the discretion of the Secretary of State. The | ||||||
27 | Secretary may, in his or
her discretion, allow the plates to be | ||||||
28 | issued as vanity plates or personalized
in accordance with | ||||||
29 | Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required
to | ||||||
30 | designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b) of | ||||||
31 | Section
3-412 of this Code. The Secretary shall prescribe the | ||||||
32 | eligibility requirements
and, in his or her discretion, shall | ||||||
33 | approve and prescribe stickers or decals
as provided under |
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1 | Section 3-412.
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2 | (c) An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original | ||||||
3 | issuance in
addition to the appropriate registration fee.
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4 | This additional fee shall be deposited into the Secretary | ||||||
5 | of State
Special License Plate Fund.
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6 | (d) Any license plate manufactured on or after January 1, | ||||||
7 | 2005 and issued
under
this Section must:
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8 | (1) be manufactured in the United States; and
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9 | (2) if a suitable manufacturing facility is available | ||||||
10 | in this State, be
manufactured
in this State.
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11 | (Source: P.A. 92-545, eff. 6-12-02; 93-140, eff. 1-1-04.)
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12 | (625 ILCS 5/3-638)
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13 | Sec. 3-638. U.S. Veteran License Plates.
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14 | (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the | ||||||
15 | Secretary, upon
receipt of all applicable fees and applications | ||||||
16 | made in the form prescribed by
the Secretary of State, may | ||||||
17 | issue U.S. Veteran license plates to residents of
Illinois who | ||||||
18 | meet eligibility requirements prescribed by the Secretary of
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19 | State. The special U.S. Veteran plate issued under this Section | ||||||
20 | shall be
affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first | ||||||
21 | division, motorcycles, and
motor vehicles of the second | ||||||
22 | division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds.
Plates issued | ||||||
23 | under this Section shall expire according to the staggered
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24 | multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of this | ||||||
25 | Code.
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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 be | ||||||
29 | 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) of | ||||||
32 | Section
3-412 of this Code. The Secretary shall prescribe the | ||||||
33 | eligibility requirements
and, in his or her discretion, shall |
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1 | approve and prescribe stickers or decals
as provided under | ||||||
2 | Section 3-412.
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3 | (c) An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original | ||||||
4 | issuance
in addition to the applicable registration fee. This | ||||||
5 | additional fee shall be
deposited into the Secretary of State | ||||||
6 | Special License Plate Fund.
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7 | (d) Any license plate manufactured on or after January 1, | ||||||
8 | 2005 and issued
under
this Section must:
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9 | (1) be manufactured in the United States; and
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10 | (2) if a suitable manufacturing facility is available | ||||||
11 | in this State, be
manufactured
in this State.
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12 | (Source: P.A. 92-545, eff. 6-12-02; 93-140, eff. 1-1-04.)
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13 | (625 ILCS 5/3-642)
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14 | Sec. 3-642. Silver Star plates.
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15 | (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and | ||||||
16 | applications made
in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may | ||||||
17 | issue special
registration plates to residents of Illinois who | ||||||
18 | have been awarded the Silver
Star by the United States Armed | ||||||
19 | Forces. The special plate issued under this
Section shall be | ||||||
20 | affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first
division, | ||||||
21 | motorcycles, or
motor vehicles of the second division weighing | ||||||
22 | not more than 8,000 pounds.
Plates issued under this Section | ||||||
23 | shall expire according to the staggered
multi-year procedure | ||||||
24 | established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
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25 | (b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be | ||||||
26 | wholly
within the discretion of the Secretary. The Secretary | ||||||
27 | may, in his or
her discretion, allow the plates to be issued as | ||||||
28 | vanity plates or personalized
in accordance with Section | ||||||
29 | 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required
to designate | ||||||
30 | "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b) of Section
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31 | 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary shall prescribe the | ||||||
32 | eligibility requirements
and, in his or her discretion, shall | ||||||
33 | approve and prescribe stickers or decals
as provided under |
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1 | Section 3-412.
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2 | (c) An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original | ||||||
3 | issuance in
addition to the appropriate registration fee.
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4 | This additional fee shall be deposited into the Secretary | ||||||
5 | of State
Special License Plate Fund.
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6 | (d) Any license plate manufactured on or after January 1, | ||||||
7 | 2005 and issued
under
this Section must:
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8 | (1) be manufactured in the United States; and
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9 | (2) if a suitable manufacturing facility is available | ||||||
10 | in this State, be
manufactured
in this State.
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11 | (Source: P.A. 92-545, eff. 6-12-02; 93-140, eff. 1-1-04.)
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12 | (625 ILCS 5/3-645)
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13 | Sec. 3-645. Vietnam Veteran License Plates.
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14 | (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the | ||||||
15 | Secretary, upon
receipt of all applicable fees and applications | ||||||
16 | made in the form prescribed by
the Secretary of State, may | ||||||
17 | issue Vietnam Veteran license plates to residents
of Illinois | ||||||
18 | who meet eligibility requirements prescribed by the Secretary | ||||||
19 | of
State. The special Vietnam Veteran plate issued under this | ||||||
20 | Section shall be
affixed only to passenger vehicles of the | ||||||
21 | first division, motorcycles, and
motor vehicles of the second | ||||||
22 | division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds.
Plates issued | ||||||
23 | under this Section shall expire according to the staggered
| ||||||
24 | multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of this | ||||||
25 | 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 be | ||||||
29 | 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) of | ||||||
32 | Section
3-412 of this Code. The Secretary shall prescribe the | ||||||
33 | eligibility requirements
and, in his or her discretion, shall |
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| |||||||
1 | approve and prescribe stickers or decals
as provided under | ||||||
2 | Section 3-412.
| ||||||
3 | (c) An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original | ||||||
4 | issuance in
addition to the applicable registration fee. This | ||||||
5 | additional fee shall be
deposited into the Secretary of State | ||||||
6 | Special License Plate Fund.
| ||||||
7 | (d) Any license plate manufactured on or after January 1, | ||||||
8 | 2005 and issued
under
this Section must:
| ||||||
9 | (1) be manufactured in the United States; and
| ||||||
10 | (2) if a suitable manufacturing facility is available | ||||||
11 | in this State, be
manufactured
in this State.
| ||||||
12 | (Source: P.A. 92-545, eff. 6-12-02; 93-140, eff. 1-1-04.)
| ||||||
13 | (625 ILCS 5/3-647)
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14 | Sec. 3-647. World War II Veteran License Plates.
| ||||||
15 | (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the | ||||||
16 | Secretary, upon
receipt of all applicable fees and applications | ||||||
17 | made in the form prescribed by
the Secretary of State, may | ||||||
18 | issue World War II Veteran license plates to
residents of | ||||||
19 | Illinois who meet eligibility requirements prescribed by the
| ||||||
20 | Secretary of State. The special World War II Veteran plate | ||||||
21 | issued under this
Section shall be affixed only to passenger | ||||||
22 | vehicles of the first division,
motorcycles, and motor vehicles | ||||||
23 | of the second division weighing not more than
8,000 pounds. | ||||||
24 | Plates issued under this Section shall expire according to the
| ||||||
25 | staggered multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1 | ||||||
26 | of this Code.
| ||||||
27 | (b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be | ||||||
28 | wholly
within the discretion of the Secretary of State. The | ||||||
29 | Secretary may, in his or
her discretion, allow the plates to be | ||||||
30 | issued as vanity plates or personalized
in accordance with | ||||||
31 | Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required
to | ||||||
32 | designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b) of | ||||||
33 | Section
3-412 of this Code. The Secretary shall prescribe the |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | eligibility requirements
and, in his or her discretion, shall | ||||||
2 | approve and prescribe stickers or decals
as provided under | ||||||
3 | Section 3-412.
| ||||||
4 | (c) An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original | ||||||
5 | issuance in
addition to the applicable registration fee. This | ||||||
6 | additional fee shall be
deposited into the Secretary of State | ||||||
7 | Special License Plate Fund.
| ||||||
8 | (d) Any license plate manufactured on or after January 1, | ||||||
9 | 2005 and issued
under
this Section must:
| ||||||
10 | (1) be manufactured in the United States; and
| ||||||
11 | (2) if a suitable manufacturing facility is available | ||||||
12 | in this State, be
manufactured
in this State.
| ||||||
13 | (Source: P.A. 92-545, eff. 6-12-02; 93-140, eff. 1-1-04.)
| ||||||
14 | (625 ILCS 5/3-650)
| ||||||
15 | Sec. 3-650. Army Combat Veteran license plates.
| ||||||
16 | (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the | ||||||
17 | Secretary, upon
receipt of all applicable fees and applications | ||||||
18 | made in the form prescribed
by the Secretary of State, may | ||||||
19 | issue Army Combat Veteran license plates to
residents of | ||||||
20 | Illinois who meet eligibility requirements prescribed by the
| ||||||
21 | Secretary of State. The special Army Combat Veteran plate | ||||||
22 | issued under this
Section shall be affixed only to passenger | ||||||
23 | vehicles of the first division,
motorcycles, and motor vehicles | ||||||
24 | of the second division weighing not more than
8,000 pounds. | ||||||
25 | Plates issued under this Section shall expire according to the
| ||||||
26 | staggered multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1 | ||||||
27 | of this Code.
| ||||||
28 | (b) The plates shall display the Army Combat Infantry | ||||||
29 | Badge. In all other
respects, the design, color, and format of | ||||||
30 | the plates shall be within the
discretion of the Secretary of | ||||||
31 | State. The Secretary may, in his or her
discretion, allow the | ||||||
32 | plates to be issued as vanity plates or personalized in
| ||||||
33 | accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | not required to
designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in | ||||||
2 | subsection (b) of Section 3-412
of this Code. The Secretary | ||||||
3 | shall prescribe the eligibility requirements and,
in his or her | ||||||
4 | discretion, shall approve and prescribe stickers or decals as
| ||||||
5 | provided under Section 3-412.
| ||||||
6 | (c) An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original | ||||||
7 | issuance in
addition to the applicable registration fee. This | ||||||
8 | additional fee shall be
deposited into the Secretary of State | ||||||
9 | Special License Plate Fund.
| ||||||
10 | (d) Any license plate manufactured on or after January 1, | ||||||
11 | 2005 and issued
under
this Section must:
| ||||||
12 | (1) be manufactured in the United States; and
| ||||||
13 | (2) if a suitable manufacturing facility is available | ||||||
14 | in this State, be
manufactured
in this State.
| ||||||
15 | (Source: P.A. 92-79, eff. 1-1-02; 92-545, eff. 6-12-02; 92-651, | ||||||
16 | eff.
7-11-02; 92-699, eff. 1-1-03; 93-140, eff. 1-1-04.)
| ||||||
17 | (625 ILCS 5/3-651)
| ||||||
18 | Sec. 3-651. U.S. Marine Corps license plates.
| ||||||
19 | (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the | ||||||
20 | Secretary, upon
receipt of all applicable fees and applications | ||||||
21 | made in the form prescribed by
the Secretary of State, may | ||||||
22 | issue special registration plates designated as
U.S. Marine | ||||||
23 | Corps license plates to residents of Illinois who meet | ||||||
24 | eligibility
requirements prescribed by the Secretary of State. | ||||||
25 | The special plate issued
under this Section shall be affixed | ||||||
26 | only to passenger vehicles of the first
division, motorcycles, | ||||||
27 | motor vehicles of the second
division weighing not more than | ||||||
28 | 8,000 pounds, and recreational vehicles as
defined by Section | ||||||
29 | 1-169 of this Code. Plates issued under this Section shall
| ||||||
30 | expire according to the staggered multi-year procedure | ||||||
31 | established by Section
3-414.1 of this Code.
| ||||||
32 | (b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be | ||||||
33 | wholly
within the discretion of the Secretary of State, except |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | that the U.S. Marine
Corps emblem shall appear on the plates. | ||||||
2 | The Secretary may, in his or
her discretion, allow the plates | ||||||
3 | to be issued as vanity or personalized plates
in accordance | ||||||
4 | with Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required
| ||||||
5 | to designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b) | ||||||
6 | of Section
3-412 of this Code. The Secretary shall prescribe | ||||||
7 | the eligibility requirements
and, in his or her discretion, | ||||||
8 | shall approve and prescribe stickers or decals
as provided | ||||||
9 | under Section 3-412.
| ||||||
10 | (c) An applicant shall be charged a $20 fee for original | ||||||
11 | issuance in
addition to the applicable registration fee. Of | ||||||
12 | this additional fee, $15
shall be deposited into the Secretary | ||||||
13 | of State Special License Plate Fund
and $5 shall be deposited | ||||||
14 | into the Marine Corps Scholarship Fund. For each
registration | ||||||
15 | renewal period, a $20 fee, in addition to the appropriate
| ||||||
16 | registration fee, shall be charged. Of this additional fee, $2 | ||||||
17 | shall be
deposited into the Secretary of State Special License | ||||||
18 | Plate Fund and $18
shall be deposited into the Marine Corps | ||||||
19 | Scholarship Fund.
| ||||||
20 | (d) The Marine Corps Scholarship Fund is created as a | ||||||
21 | special fund in
the State treasury. All moneys in the Marine | ||||||
22 | Corps Scholarship Fund shall,
subject to appropriation by the | ||||||
23 | General Assembly and approval by the Secretary,
be used by the | ||||||
24 | Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation, Inc., a recognized
| ||||||
25 | charitable organization that meets the requirements of Title | ||||||
26 | 26,
Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Code, to provide | ||||||
27 | grants for
scholarships for higher education. The scholarship | ||||||
28 | recipients must be the
children of current or former members of | ||||||
29 | the United States Marine Corps
who meet the academic, | ||||||
30 | financial, and other requirements established by the
Marine | ||||||
31 | Corps Scholarship Foundation. In addition, the recipients must | ||||||
32 | be
Illinois residents and must attend a college or university | ||||||
33 | located
within the State of Illinois.
| ||||||
34 | The State Treasurer shall require the Marine Corps |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | Scholarship
Foundation to establish a separate account for | ||||||
2 | receipt of the proceeds of the
Marine Corps Scholarship Fund. | ||||||
3 | That account shall be subject to audit either
annually or at | ||||||
4 | another interval, as determined by the State Treasurer.
| ||||||
5 | Proceeds from the Marine Corps Scholarship Fund shall be | ||||||
6 | transferred on a
quarterly basis by the State Treasurer's | ||||||
7 | office to this separate account.
| ||||||
8 | (e) Any license plate manufactured on or after January 1, | ||||||
9 | 2005 and issued
under this Section must:
| ||||||
10 | (1) be manufactured in the United States; and
| ||||||
11 | (2) if a suitable manufacturing facility is available | ||||||
12 | in this State, be
manufactured
in this State.
| ||||||
13 | (Source: P.A. 92-467, eff. 1-1-02; 92-545, eff. 6-12-02; | ||||||
14 | 92-651, eff.
7-11-02; 92-699, eff. 1-1-03.)
| ||||||
15 | (625 ILCS 5/3-806.4) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-806.4)
| ||||||
16 | Sec. 3-806.4. Gold Star recipients. Commencing with the | ||||||
17 | 1991
registration year, upon proper application, the Secretary | ||||||
18 | of State shall
issue one pair of registration plates to any | ||||||
19 | Illinois resident, who as the
surviving widow or widower, or in | ||||||
20 | the absence thereof, as the surviving
parent, is awarded the | ||||||
21 | Gold Star by the United States in recognition of
spouses or | ||||||
22 | children who served in the Armed Forces of the United States | ||||||
23 | and
lost their lives while in service whether in peacetime or | ||||||
24 | war. If the parent
no longer survives, the Secretary of State | ||||||
25 | shall issue the plates to a
surviving sibling, of the person | ||||||
26 | who served in the Armed Forces, who is an
Illinois resident. No | ||||||
27 | more than
one set of plates shall be issued for each Gold Star | ||||||
28 | awarded, and only one
surviving parent, or in the absence of a | ||||||
29 | surviving parent, only one surviving
sibling shall be issued a | ||||||
30 | set of registration plates, except for
those surviving parents | ||||||
31 | who, as recipients of the Gold Star, have legally
separated or | ||||||
32 | divorced, in which case each surviving parent shall be allowed
| ||||||
33 | one set of registration plates. Registration plates issued |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | under this
Section shall be for first division vehicles and | ||||||
2 | second division vehicles
of 8,000 pounds or less. An applicant | ||||||
3 | shall be charged a $15 fee for the
original issuance in | ||||||
4 | addition to the appropriate registration fee which
shall be | ||||||
5 | deposited into the Road Fund to help defray the administrative
| ||||||
6 | processing costs.
| ||||||
7 | Any license plate manufactured on or after January 1, 2005 | ||||||
8 | and issued
under
this Section must:
| ||||||
9 | (1) be manufactured in the United States; and
| ||||||
10 | (2) if a suitable manufacturing facility is available | ||||||
11 | in this State, be
manufactured
in this State.
| ||||||
12 | (Source: P.A. 93-140, eff. 1-1-04.)".
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