HB4986 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB4986

Introduced 2/8/2024, by Rep. Ryan Spain

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

625 ILCS 5/3-699.23 new

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State may issue special registration plates to recipients of the Presidential Unit Citation. Provides that the plates shall display the Presidential Unit Citation ribbon. Specifies that the design and color of the special plates shall be wholly within the discretion of the Secretary.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning transportation.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding Section 3-699.23 as follows:

(625 ILCS 5/3-699.23 new)

Sec. 3-699.23. Presidential Unit Citation license plates.

(a) The Secretary of State, upon receipt of all applicable fees and applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special registration plates designated as Presidential Unit Citation plates. The special plates issued under this Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first division, motorcycles, and motor vehicles of the second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates under this Section shall expire according to the multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.

The plates shall display the Presidential Unit Citation ribbon. In all other respects, the design and color of the special plates shall be wholly within the discretion of the Secretary. Appropriate documentation, as determined by the Secretary, shall accompany each application. The Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to be issued as vanity plates or personalized in accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required to designate "Land of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b) of Section 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary shall prescribe the eligibility requirements and, in his or her discretion, shall approve and prescribe stickers or decals as provided under Section 3-412.