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| Public Act 102-0273 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by | ||||
changing Section 3-609 as follows:
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(625 ILCS 5/3-609) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-609)
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Sec. 3-609. Plates for veterans with disabilities. | ||||
(a) Any veteran who holds proof of a service-connected | ||||
disability from the United States Department of Veterans | ||||
Affairs, and who has obtained certification from a licensed | ||||
physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice | ||||
registered nurse that the service-connected disability | ||||
qualifies the veteran for issuance of registration plates or | ||||
digital registration plates or decals to a person with | ||||
disabilities in accordance with Section 3-616, may, without | ||||
the payment of any registration fee, make application to the | ||||
Secretary of State for license plates for veterans with | ||||
disabilities displaying the international symbol of access, | ||||
for the registration of one motor vehicle of the first | ||||
division, one motorcycle, or one motor vehicle of the second | ||||
division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. | ||||
(b) Any veteran who holds proof of a service-connected | ||||
disability from the United States Department of Veterans | ||||
Affairs, and whose degree of disability has been declared to | ||
be 50% or more, but whose disability does not qualify the | ||
veteran for a plate or decal for persons with disabilities | ||
under Section 3-616, may, without the payment of any | ||
registration fee, make application to the Secretary for a | ||
special registration plate or digital registration plate | ||
without the international symbol of access for the | ||
registration of one motor vehicle of the first division, one | ||
motorcycle, or one motor vehicle of the second division | ||
weighing not more than 8,000 pounds.
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(c) Renewal of such registration must be accompanied with | ||
documentation
for eligibility of registration without fee | ||
unless the applicant has a
permanent qualifying disability, | ||
and such registration plates or digital registration plates | ||
may not be
issued to any person not eligible therefor. The | ||
Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs may assist in | ||
providing the
documentation of disability.
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(d) The design and color of the plates shall be within the | ||
discretion of the Secretary, except that the plates issued | ||
under subsection (b) of this Section shall not contain the | ||
international symbol of access. The Secretary may, in his or | ||
her discretion, allow the plates to be issued as vanity or | ||
personalized plates in accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this | ||
Code. Registration shall be for a multi-year period and may be | ||
issued staggered registration. | ||
(e) Any person eligible to receive license plates under | ||
this Section who has been approved for benefits under the | ||
Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax | ||
Relief Act, or who has claimed and received a grant under that | ||
Act, shall pay a fee of $24 instead of the fee otherwise | ||
provided in this Code for passenger cars displaying standard | ||
multi-year registration plates or digital registration plates | ||
issued under Section 3-414.1, for motor vehicles registered at | ||
8,000 pounds or less under Section 3-815(a), or for | ||
recreational vehicles registered at 8,000 pounds or less under | ||
Section 3-815(b), for a second set of plates under this | ||
Section.
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(f) With respect to the supporting documentation required
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to obtain a plate under this Section, the Secretary shall
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allow an applicant to redact information on the documentation
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that pertains to the nature of the applicant's health issue, | ||
unless that information is necessary to confirm that the | ||
applicant's disability is service-connected or to establish | ||
the degree of the applicant's service-connected disability. | ||
(Source: P.A. 100-513, eff. 1-1-18; 101-395, eff. 8-16-19; | ||
101-536, eff. 1-1-20; revised 9-24-19.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law. | ||