Rep. Jim Watson

Filed: 3/13/2009

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3322

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3322 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4     "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding
5 Section 3-684 as follows:
 
6     (625 ILCS 5/3-684 new)
7     Sec. 3-684. Southwest Asia Service 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 Southwest Asia Service license plates to residents of
12 Illinois who have earned the Southwest Asia Service Medal from
13 the United States Armed Forces. The special Southwest Asia
14 Service plates issued under this Section shall be affixed only
15 to passenger vehicles of the first division, motorcycles, and
16 motor vehicles of the second division weighing not more than

 

 

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1 8,000 pounds. Plates issued under this Section shall expire
2 according to the staggered multi-year procedure established by
3 Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
4     (b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
5 wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of State. The
6 Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to be
7 issued as vanity plates or personalized in accordance with
8 Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required to
9 designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b) of
10 Section 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary shall, in his or her
11 discretion, approve and prescribe stickers or decals as
12 provided under Section 3-412.
13     (c) An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original
14 issuance in addition to the applicable registration fee. This
15 additional fee shall be deposited into the Secretary of State
16 Special License Plate Fund.".