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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 3-699.14 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/3-699.14 new)
7    Sec. 3-699.14. United Nations Operation in Somalia License 
8Plates.
9    (a) The Secretary of State, upon receipt of all applicable 
10fees and applications made in the form prescribed by the 
11Secretary, may issue United Nations Operation in Somalia 
12license plates to residents of Illinois who meet eligibility 
13requirements prescribed by the Secretary of State. The special 
14United Nations Operation in Somalia plate issued under this 
15Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the 
16first division, motorcycles, and motor vehicles of the second 
17division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates issued 
18under this Section shall expire according to the staggered 
19multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of this 
20Code.
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.