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State of Illinois
2013 and 2014 HB4679 Introduced , by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides for the issuance of Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm license plates to any Illinois resident who has earned the Southwest Asia Service Medal from the United States Armed Forces. Effective immediately.
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| | HB4679 | | LRB098 20047 MLW 55285 b |
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1 | | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding |
5 | | Section 3-699.14 as follows: |
6 | | (625 ILCS 5/3-699.14 new) |
7 | | Sec. 3-699.14. Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm |
8 | | license plates. |
9 | | (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an
application made in |
10 | | the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may
issue |
11 | | special registration plates designated as Operation Desert |
12 | | Shield/Desert Storm license plates to any Illinois resident who |
13 | | has earned the Southwest Asia Service Medal from the United |
14 | | States Armed Forces. The special plates issued under
this |
15 | | Section may be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first
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16 | | division, motorcycles, or motor vehicles of the second division |
17 | | weighing not more
than
8,000 pounds. Plates issued under this |
18 | | Section shall expire according to the staggered multi-year |
19 | | procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code. |
20 | | (b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be |
21 | | wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of State. |
22 | | Appropriate documentation, as
determined by the Secretary, and |
23 | | the appropriate registration
fee shall accompany the |