97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB0993
 
Introduced 2/8/2011, by Sen. John J. Cullerton
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 





625 ILCS 5/3-626
    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code.  Makes a technical change in a Section concerning Korean War Veteran license plates.



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A BILL FOR
 


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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 changing 
5Section 3-626 as follows:
 



6    (625 ILCS 5/3-626)



7    Sec. 3-626. Korean War Veteran license plates. 

8    (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the
the 
9Secretary, upon
receipt of all applicable fees and applications 
10made in the form prescribed by
the Secretary of State, may 
11issue special registration plates designated as
Korean War 
12Veteran license plates to
residents of Illinois who 
13participated in the United States Armed Forces during
the 
14Korean War.  The special plate issued under this Section shall 
15be affixed
only to passenger vehicles of the first division, 
16motorcycles,
motor vehicles of the second
division weighing not 
17more than 8,000 pounds, and recreational vehicles as
defined by 
18Section 1-169 of this Code. Plates issued under this Section 
19shall
expire according to the staggered multi-year procedure 
20established by Section
3-414.1 of this Code.
21    (b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be 
22wholly
within the discretion of the Secretary of State.  The 
23Secretary may, in his or
her discretion, allow the plates to be 
 
 
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1issued as vanity plates or personalized
in accordance with 
2Section 3-405.1 of this Code.  The plates are not required
to 
3designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b) of 
4Section
3-412 of this Code.  The Secretary shall prescribe the 
5eligibility requirements
and, in his or her discretion, shall 
6approve and prescribe stickers or decals
as provided under 
7Section 3-412.

8    (c) (Blank).

9    (d) The Korean War Memorial Construction Fund is created as 
10a special fund
in the State treasury.  All moneys in the Korean 
11War Memorial Construction Fund
shall, subject to 
12appropriation, be used by the Department of Veteran Affairs
to 
13provide grants for construction of the Korean War Memorial to 
14be located at
Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois. Upon 
15the completion of the
Memorial, the Department of Veteran 
16Affairs shall certify to the State
Treasurer that the 
17construction of the Memorial has been completed.  Upon the

18certification by the Department of Veteran Affairs, the State 
19Treasurer shall
transfer all moneys in the Fund and any future 
20deposits into the Fund into the
Secretary of State Special 
21License Plate
Fund.

22    (e) An individual who has been issued Korean War Veteran 
23license plates
for a vehicle
and who has been approved for 
24benefits under the Senior Citizens and Disabled
Persons 
25Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act shall pay

26the original issuance and the regular annual fee for the 
 
 
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1registration of the
vehicle as provided in Section 3-806.3 of 
2this Code in addition to the fees
specified in subsection (c) 
3of this Section.

4(Source: P.A. 96-1409, eff. 1-1-11.)