Bill Text: IL SB0994 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning Disabled Veterans' Plates.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [SB0994 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-SB0994-Introduced.html

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2011 and 2012 SB0994 Introduced 2/8/2011, by Sen. John J. Cullerton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
625 ILCS 5/3-609 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-609
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning Disabled Veterans' 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 3-609 as follows:
(625 ILCS 5/3-609) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-609)
Sec. 3-609. Disabled Veterans' Plates. Any veteran may make
application for the the registration of one motor vehicle of
the first division or one motor vehicle of the second division
weighing not more than 8,000 pounds to the Secretary of State
without the payment of any registration fee if (i) the veteran
holds proof of a service-connected disability from the United
States Department of Veterans Affairs and (ii) a licensed
physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice nurse has
certified in accordance with Section 3-616 that because of the
service-connected disability the veteran qualifies for
issuance of registration plates or decals to a person with
disabilities. 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.
Renewal of such registration must be accompanied with

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documentation for eligibility of registration without fee
unless the applicant has a permanent qualifying disability, and
such 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.
Commencing with the 2009 registration year, any person
eligible to receive license plates under this Section who has
been approved for benefits under the Senior Citizens and
Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical
Assistance 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 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.
(Source: P.A. 95-157, eff. 1-1-08; 95-167, eff. 1-1-08; 95-353,
eff. 1-1-08; 95-876, eff. 8-21-08; 96-79, eff. 1-1-10.)