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Public Act 92-0079

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    AN ACT concerning vehicles.

    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 3-648 as follows:

    (625 ILCS 5/3-648 new)
    Sec. 3-648.  Army Combat 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  Army  Combat  Veteran  license  plates to
residents  of  Illinois  who  meet  eligibility  requirements
prescribed by the  Secretary  of  State.   The  special  Army
Combat  Veteran  plate  issued  under  this  Section shall be
affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first division  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 plates shall display the  Army  Combat  Infantry
Badge.   In all other respects, the design, color, and format
of the plates shall be within the discretion of the Secretary
of State.  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.
    (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 appropriate
registration fee, shall be charged  and  shall  be  deposited
into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.

    Section  99.   Effective  date.  This Act takes effect on
January 1, 2002.
    Passed in the General Assembly April 26, 2001.
    Approved July 12, 2001.
    Effective January 01, 2002.

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