Public Act 100-0820
 
SB2225 EnrolledLRB100 13537 AXK 28154 b



    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 3-699.15 as follows:
 
    (625 ILCS 5/3-699.15 new)
    Sec. 3-699.15. Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm 
license plates.
    (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an
application made in 
the form prescribed by the Secretary, may
issue special 
registration plates designated as Operation Desert 
Shield/Desert Storm license plates to any Illinois resident who 
has earned the Southwest Asia Service Medal from the United 
States Armed Forces.  The special plates issued under
this 
Section may be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first

division, motorcycles, or 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. Appropriate 
documentation, as
determined by the Secretary, and the 
appropriate registration
fee shall accompany the 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, in his or 
her discretion, approve and prescribe stickers or decals as 
provided under Section 3-412. 
 
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.