97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB4718
 
Introduced 2/3/2012, by Rep. Rich Brauer
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
625 ILCS 5/3-699 new

     Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides for issuance of U.S. Coast Guard license plates, with eligibility requirements to be determined by the Secretary of State. Effective immediately.
  


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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 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/3-699 new)
7    Sec. 3-699. U.S. Coast Guard 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 U.S. Coast Guard license plates to
residents of Illinois 
12who meet eligibility requirements prescribed by the
Secretary 
13of State.  The special U.S. Coast Guard plate issued under this

14Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the 
15first division,
motorcycles, and motor vehicles of the second 
16division weighing not more than
8,000 pounds.  Plates issued 
17under this Section shall expire according to the
staggered 
18multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of this 
19Code. 
20    (b) The plates shall display the U.S. Coast Guard emblem.  
21In all other
respects, the design, color, and format of the 
22plates shall be within the
discretion of the Secretary of 
23State.  The Secretary may, in his or her
discretion, allow the 
 
 
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1plates to be issued as vanity plates or personalized in

2accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this Code.  The plates are 
3not required to
designate "Land of Lincoln", as prescribed in 
4subsection (b) of Section 3-412
of this Code.  The Secretary 
5shall prescribe the eligibility requirements and,
in his or her 
6discretion, shall approve and prescribe stickers or decals as

7provided under Section 3-412. 
 
 
8    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
9becoming law.