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| AN ACT concerning transportation.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing |
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| Section 3-623 as follows:
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| (625 ILCS 5/3-623) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-623)
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| Sec. 3-623. Purple Heart Plates. The Secretary, upon |
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| receipt of an
application made in the form prescribed by the |
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| Secretary of State, may
issue to recipients awarded the Purple |
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| Heart by a branch of the armed
forces of the United States who |
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| reside in Illinois,
special
registration plates. The |
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| Secretary, upon receipt of the proper application, may also |
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| issue these special registration plates to an Illinois resident |
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| who is the surviving spouse of a person who was killed in a |
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| foreign war and was awarded the Purple Heart by a branch of the |
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| armed forces of the United States. The special plates issued |
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| pursuant to this Section
should be affixed only to passenger |
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| vehicles of the 1st division, including
motorcycles, or motor
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| vehicles of the 2nd division weighing not more than 8,000 |
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| pounds.
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| The design and color of such plates shall be wholly within |
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| the discretion
of the Secretary of State. Appropriate |
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| documentation, as determined by the
Secretary, and the |
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| appropriate registration fee shall
accompany the application.
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| However, for an individual who has been issued Purple Heart |
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| plates for a
vehicle and who has been approved for benefits |
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| under the Senior Citizens and
Disabled Persons Property Tax |
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| Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act, the annual fee for
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| the registration of the vehicle shall be as provided in Section |
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| 3-806.3 of
this Code.
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| (Source: P.A. 92-82, eff. 1-1-02; 92-699, eff. 1-1-03; 93-846, |
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| eff. 7-30-04.)
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