Veterans Affairs Committee

Adopted in House Comm. on Jan 12, 2006

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4187

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4187 on page 1 by
3 replacing lines 4 and 5 with the following:
 
4     "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
5 changing Sections 3-638, 3-806, and 3-806.4 as follows:
 
6     (625 ILCS 5/3-638)
7     Sec. 3-638. U.S. Veteran License Plates.
8     (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the
9 Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and applications
10 made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may
11 issue U.S. Veteran license plates to residents of Illinois who
12 meet eligibility requirements prescribed by the Secretary of
13 State. Upon the Secretary's receipt of the proper application,
14 the surviving spouse of a person who was issued special
15 registration plates under this Section may keep the special
16 registration plates and may transfer the registration, if
17 necessary. If the surviving spouse remarries, however, the
18 special plates may not be renewed. The special U.S. Veteran
19 plate issued under this Section shall be affixed only to
20 passenger vehicles of the first division, motorcycles, and
21 motor vehicles of the second division weighing not more than
22 8,000 pounds. Plates issued under this Section shall expire
23 according to the staggered multi-year procedure established by
24 Section 3-414.1 of this Code.

 

 

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1     (b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
2 wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of State. The
3 Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to be
4 issued as vanity plates or personalized in accordance with
5 Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required to
6 designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b) of
7 Section 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary shall prescribe the
8 eligibility requirements and, in his or her discretion, shall
9 approve and prescribe stickers or decals as provided under
10 Section 3-412.
11     (c) An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original
12 issuance in addition to the applicable registration fee. This
13 additional fee shall be deposited into the Secretary of State
14 Special License Plate Fund.
15 (Source: P.A. 92-545, eff. 6-12-02; 93-140, eff. 1-1-04.)"; and
 
16 on page 3, below line 15, by inserting the following:
 
17     "Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
18 becoming law.".