94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB1666


 
Introduced 2/24/2005, by Sen. Michael Jacobs
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














625 ILCS 5/3-623
  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-623







    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that an Illinois resident who is the surviving spouse of a person awarded the Purple Heart by a branch of the armed forces of the United States is eligible to be issued Purple Heart license plates.
















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SB1666

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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 awarded the 
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Purple Heart by a branch of the armed forces of the United 
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States. The special plates issued pursuant to this Section

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should be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the 1st 
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division, including
motorcycles, or motor
vehicles of the 2nd 
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division weighing not more than 8,000 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.)