Full Text of SB0953 098th General Assembly
SB0953 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2013 and 2014 SB0953 Introduced 1/24/2013, by Sen. John J. Cullerton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: | | 625 ILCS 5/3-609 | from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-609 |
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section
concerning Disabled Veterans' Plates.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning transportation.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing | 5 | | Section 3-609 as follows:
| 6 | | (625 ILCS 5/3-609) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-609)
| 7 | | Sec. 3-609. Disabled Veterans' Plates. | 8 | | (a) Any veteran who holds proof of a service-connected | 9 | | disability from the
the United States Department of Veterans | 10 | | Affairs, and who has obtained certification from a licensed | 11 | | physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice nurse | 12 | | that the service-connected disability qualifies the veteran | 13 | | for issuance of registration plates or decals to a person with | 14 | | disabilities in accordance with Section 3-616, may, without the | 15 | | payment of any registration fee, make application to the | 16 | | Secretary of State for disabled veterans license plates | 17 | | displaying the international symbol of access, for the | 18 | | registration of one motor vehicle of the first division or one | 19 | | motor vehicle of the second division weighing not more than | 20 | | 8,000 pounds. | 21 | | (b) Any veteran who holds proof of a service-connected | 22 | | disability from the United States Department of Veterans | 23 | | Affairs, and whose degree of disability has been declared to be |
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| 1 | | 50% or more, but whose disability does not qualify the veteran | 2 | | for a plate or decal for persons with disabilities under | 3 | | Section 3-616, may, without the payment of any registration | 4 | | fee, make application to the Secretary for a special | 5 | | registration plate without the international symbol of access | 6 | | for the registration of one motor vehicle of the first division | 7 | | or one motor vehicle of the second division weighing not more | 8 | | than 8,000 pounds.
| 9 | | (c) Renewal of such registration must be accompanied with | 10 | | documentation
for eligibility of registration without fee | 11 | | unless the applicant has a
permanent qualifying disability, and | 12 | | such registration plates may not be
issued to any person not | 13 | | eligible therefor. The Illinois Department of Veterans' | 14 | | Affairs may assist in providing the
documentation of | 15 | | disability.
| 16 | | (d) The design and color of the plates shall be within the | 17 | | discretion of the Secretary, except that the plates issued | 18 | | under subsection (b) of this Section shall not contain the | 19 | | international symbol of access. The Secretary may, in his or | 20 | | her discretion, allow the plates to be issued as vanity or | 21 | | personalized plates in accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this | 22 | | Code. Registration shall be for a multi-year period and may be | 23 | | issued staggered registration. | 24 | | (e) Any person eligible to receive license plates under | 25 | | this Section who has been approved for benefits under the | 26 | | Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief Act, |
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| 1 | | or who has claimed and received a grant under that Act, shall | 2 | | pay a fee of $24 instead of the fee otherwise provided in this | 3 | | Code for passenger cars displaying standard multi-year | 4 | | registration plates issued under Section 3-414.1, for motor | 5 | | vehicles registered at 8,000 pounds or less under Section | 6 | | 3-815(a), or for recreational vehicles registered at 8,000 | 7 | | pounds or less under Section 3-815(b), for a second set of | 8 | | plates under this Section.
| 9 | | (Source: P.A. 96-79, eff. 1-1-10; 97-689, eff. 6-14-12; 97-918, | 10 | | eff. 1-1-13; revised 8-23-12.)
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