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1 AN ACT concerning vehicles.
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
5 adding Section 3-648 as follows:
6 (625 ILCS 5/3-648 new)
7 Sec. 3-648. Army Combat Veteran license plates.
8 (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the
9 Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and
10 applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of
11 State, may issue Army Combat Veteran license plates to
12 residents of Illinois who meet eligibility requirements
13 prescribed by the Secretary of State. The special Army
14 Combat Veteran plate issued under this Section shall be
15 affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first division and
16 motor vehicles of the second division weighing not more than
17 8,000 pounds. Plates issued under this Section shall expire
18 according to the staggered multi-year procedure established
19 by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
20 (b) The plates shall display the Army Combat Infantry
21 Badge. In all other respects, the design, color, and format
22 of the plates shall be within the discretion of the Secretary
23 of State. The Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow
24 the plates to be issued as vanity plates or personalized in
25 accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are
26 not required to designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in
27 subsection (b) of Section 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary
28 shall prescribe the eligibility requirements and, in his or
29 her discretion, shall approve and prescribe stickers or
30 decals as provided under Section 3-412.
31 (c) An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original
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1 issuance in addition to the applicable registration fee.
2 This additional fee shall be deposited into the Secretary of
3 State Special License Plate Fund. For each registration
4 renewal period, a $2 fee, in addition to the appropriate
5 registration fee, shall be charged and shall be deposited
6 into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
7 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect on
8 January 1, 2002.