SB1850sam001 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Larry K. Bomke

Filed: 2/25/2008

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1850

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1850 on page 1, by replacing line 5 with the following:

"Sections 3-680 and 3-681 as follows:

(625 ILCS 5/3-680 new)

Sec. 3-680. U.S. Army Veteran license plates.

(a) In addition to any other special license plate, the Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may issue U.S. Army Veteran license plates to residents of Illinois who meet eligibility requirements prescribed by the Secretary of State. The special U.S. Army Veteran plate 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 issued under this Section shall expire according to the staggered multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.

(b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of State. The Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to be issued as vanity or personalized plates 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.

(c) An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original issuance in addition to the applicable registration fee. This additional fee shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. For each registration renewal period, a $2 fee, in addition to the applicable registration fee, shall be charged and shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund."; and

on page 1, line 6 by changing "3-664" to "3-681"; and

on page 1, line 7 by changing "3-664" to "3-681".