Bill Text: IL HB1709 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning Korean War Veteran license plates.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-04-23 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB1709 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-HB1709-Introduced.html

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2021 and 2022 HB1709 Introduced , by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
625 ILCS 5/3-626
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning Korean War Veteran license plates.
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A BILL FOR
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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
changing Section 3-626 as follows:
(625 ILCS 5/3-626)
Sec. 3-626. Korean War Veteran license plates.
(a) In addition to any other special license plate, the
the Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and
applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of
State, may issue special registration plates designated as
Korean War Veteran license plates to residents of Illinois who
participated in the United States Armed Forces during the
Korean War. The special plate issued under this Section shall
be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first division,
motorcycles, motor vehicles of the second division weighing
not more than 8,000 pounds, and recreational vehicles as
defined by Section 1-169 of this Code. 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 of State. The

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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) (Blank).
(d) The Korean War Memorial Construction Fund is created
as a special fund in the State treasury. All moneys in the
Korean War Memorial Construction Fund shall, subject to
appropriation, be used by the Department of Veterans' Affairs
to provide grants for construction of the Korean War Memorial
to be located at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois.
Upon the completion of the Memorial, the Department of
Veterans' Affairs shall certify to the State Treasurer that
the construction of the Memorial has been completed. Upon the
certification by the Department of Veterans' Affairs, the
State Treasurer shall transfer all moneys in the Fund and any
future deposits into the Fund into the Secretary of State
Special License Plate Fund.
(e) An individual who has been issued Korean War Veteran
license plates for a vehicle and who has been approved for
benefits under the Senior Citizens and Persons with
Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act shall pay the original

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issuance and the regular annual fee for the registration of
the vehicle as provided in Section 3-806.3 of this Code.
(Source: P.A. 99-127, eff. 1-1-16; 99-143, eff. 7-27-15;
99-642, eff. 7-28-16; 100-143, eff. 1-1-18.)