Bill Text: IL SB0937 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-08-15 - Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments [SB0937 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-SB0937-Introduced.html

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2009 and 2010 SB0937 Introduced 2/6/2009, by Sen. John J. Cullerton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
625 ILCS 5/3-645
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning Vietnam 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 3-645 as follows:
(625 ILCS 5/3-645)
Sec. 3-645. Vietnam 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 Vietnam Veteran license plates to residents of Illinois
who meet eligibility requirements prescribed by the Secretary
of State. The special Vietnam Veteran plate issued under this
Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the
first division, motorcycles, and 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 of State. The
Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to be
issued as vanity plates or personalized in accordance with

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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) An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original
issuance in addition to the applicable registration fee. This
additional fee shall be deposited into the Secretary of State
Special License Plate Fund.
(Source: P.A. 92-545, eff. 6-12-02; 93-140, eff. 1-1-04.)