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92_SB1024eng SB1024 Engrossed LRB9208153DHmb 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 SB1024 Engrossed -2- LRB9208153DHmb 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.